Aussie dollar!

Fantastic time to buy those much needed slam stuff! Ordered some new CB link-pin dropped spindles including airmail for $270.00 AUS$ off TheSamba.

We are sitting nice with the aussie dollar at the moment, time to crank up the imports!!

SPRINTSTAR wrote:Fantastic time to buy those much needed slam stuff! Ordered some new CB link-pin dropped spindles including airmail for $270.00 AUS$ off TheSamba.

Hope you didn't buy from Steve, at Serano's they have gone bust. I got done for just over 2k of goodies ( spindles, heads and crank). Luckily VISA was able to recover the $$$ after about 60 days.

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Bone Collector wrote:

SPRINTSTAR wrote:Fantastic time to buy those much needed slam stuff! Ordered some new CB link-pin dropped spindles including airmail for $270.00 AUS$ off TheSamba.

Hope you didn't buy from Steve, at Serano's they have gone bust. I got done for just over 2k of goodies ( spindles, heads and crank). Luckily VISA was able to recover the $$$ after about 60 days.

[ Edited on 11-10-07 by Bone Collector ]

Glad to here its going to be ok!

Everything's sweet!
Cheers..

Yeah-just bought a High Torque starter motor from CIP1-arrived in 6 days and cost AU$294.00 with freight.Perhaps should have bought a spare when they are so cheap.

CIP1 are excellent. Delivery is very fast.

nbturbo, how did you get that price, if you don't mind me asking, i'm after a hi torque, just checked CIP1 and it works out at $352

not to mention a great time to go abroad too

Hey has anyone used other forms of getting parts back from the US? aside from FEDEX I mean?
I looked at a few parts from CIP1 and they wanted to charge almost as much as the bits in shipping!!

flipflopsurfer wrote:nbturbo, how did you get that price, if you don't mind me asking, i'm after a hi torque, just checked CIP1 and it works out at $352

Here is a copy of their invoice.From my Bank statement it cost me $294.00AU.I emailed the order at 10.12am wed 26th Sept and it arrived at my door at 10.30am Tues 2nd Oct.

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SPRINTSTAR wrote:Fantastic time to buy those much needed slam stuff! Ordered some new CB link-pin dropped spindles including airmail for $270.00 AUS$ off TheSamba.

Who was that through if you dont mind saying?

I'm about to order some Ball Joint ones & that sounds a bit cheaper even with Airmail.

Cheers
Brendan

I landed some early pop outs from Ebay for about $320 landed ( Brazillian admittedly), gonna get me some wheels around Xmas time.

I brought a LOT of BMW stuff in from the States in the last 12 months (full rebuild of an M5 engine....new shocks, etc) - and mostly just used USPS. Most I ever paid on any shipment was about $80US for freight - but given that the prices were one fifth of what the local stealer wanted........ Don't forget to keep your orders under $1k or else you might be paying duty.

BTW - word on the street is high 90's next year.

h wrote:not to mention a great time to go abroad too

yeah great time now, but 3 weeks ago when I went, sucked....just my luck, up at 88c a week before I leave, down to 79c when I'm gone and up to 90c now!

Oh well, CIP1 order is going to be made very soon!

yeah great time now, but 3 weeks ago when I went, sucked....just my luck, up at 88c a week before I leave, down to 79c when I'm gone and up to 90c now!

No sympathy mate - I took the family (all 5 classed as adults) to the UK & Ireland in 2001 - when it was in the low 40's - and three bucks to the pound. I paid Oz$90 for morning tea at one stop.

Maybe it was cheap shipping day or something, yesterday I got quoted $164 using their system and today it's $104.

Below is the link mate, Greg's fantastic, responds to every e-mail and keeps you posted the entire time during the delivery process. No, I am not getting a commision for this comments!
Cheers,
a

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=335465

Special Air Service wrote:

SPRINTSTAR wrote:Fantastic time to buy those much needed slam stuff! Ordered some new CB link-pin dropped spindles including airmail for $270.00 AUS$ off TheSamba.

Who was that through if you dont mind saying?

I'm about to order some Ball Joint ones & that sounds a bit cheaper even with Airmail.

Cheers
Brendan

I think that it's the right time for me to get some wheels for the buggy then.

This is what I'm thinking of......

http://www.dwtracing.com/products/sand/alumilite/bss_5vf

Thanks mate, thats who I was going to order them through but your shipping price seemed cheaper than what I could get off their website, I might go through the samba add & see if there is any difference.
Thanks again
Brendan:thumb:thumb:thumb

SPRINTSTAR wrote:Below is the link mate, Greg's fantastic, responds to every e-mail and keeps you posted the entire time during the delivery process. No, I am not getting a commision for this comments!
Cheers,
a

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=335465

Special Air Service wrote:

SPRINTSTAR wrote:Fantastic time to buy those much needed slam stuff! Ordered some new CB link-pin dropped spindles including airmail for $270.00 AUS$ off TheSamba.

Who was that through if you dont mind saying?

I'm about to order some Ball Joint ones & that sounds a bit cheaper even with Airmail.

Cheers
Brendan

Greg is extremely helpful, i've just ordered my set of Dropped Spindles from him. Shipping was more expensive through the checkout on the parts site, so i just emailed him. Answered back straight away. I can't wait to have some suspension on my baby, kinda sick of my boobs hitting me in the face on every bump! 😂:bounce

Ash x

I bought some VW seals from CIP1 a couple of months ago...
Air freight for One seal was $70-00

for about 10 seals, wasn't much higher....

Lee